The avfwsvc.exe file is the Firewall NT service process that belongs to the application Avira Premium Security Suite that is developed by Avira GmbH. The executable file is found in the subfolder C:\Program Files. Known sizes for the file include 388,865 bytes, 344,321 bytes with 25% occurrence and 9 other variants. It is a non-visible program. The avfwsvc.exe file is not a core file for Windows. It can monitor applications. It is a non-system process that works from the software installed in the system. It has a low consumption of CPU resources. Avira Firewall Service runs a background process that inspects every file that is downloaded or opened. It runs a custom or full scan to check the system for malware and to remove it in case it exists. The process includes anti-spam module to stop unsolicited E-mails, E-mail scanning, parental controls and personal firewall that blocks hackers. The avfwsvc.exe file has a digital signature signed by Avira GmbH with certificate issued by VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer- G2.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. avfwsvc.exe. is used by Avira Premium Security Suite, If you shut down avfwsvc.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop avfwsvc.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Avira Premium Security Suite, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed avfwsvc.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Avira Premium Security Suite, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if avfwsvc.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that avfwsvc.exe, belongs to, in this case Avira Premium Security Suite